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Photograph of road construction, Hoover Dam, circa 1933

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Creator
Creator: Davis, W. A.
Date
1932 to 1934
Description
View of workers cutting a road about 3 1/2 miles above the Dam site. Note on back: ""Clyde in photo. I hired out to Clark County as a powdermonkey on this road. Road was 8 feet wide. Went to Schwartzs'. Road was only a mile long. Whenever we ran out of lumber Lacey's wife would go to Salt Lake to raise money. - W.A. Davis.""
Digital ID
pho023159
Physical Identifier
0123_0056
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1w669f2s
Details
Subject
Roads--Design and construction
Employees
Rivers
Dirt roads
Soils
Mountains
Machinery
Place
Hoover Dam
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
photographic prints
Citation

pho023159. Ray Cutright Collection of Winthrop A. Davis Photographs. PH-00123. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1w669f2s.

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Digital Provenance
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Language

English

Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
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